Mating season

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The sound of feline commotion high in the wild sumac tree outside my door sent me scampering for my camera, hoping for Camera-Critters fodder.
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There was high-pitched screaming and deep-throated growling and death-defying acts of aerial balancing.
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"Hissy fit" and "catfight" came to mind, although those terms I think refer to females only.


I feared my favorite girl-cat was going to take a nose dive.
Enlarge the photo and you see her front claws in the wood, hanging on for dear life, with hind legs and tail up in the air.
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In the end both cats got down safely and simmered down.
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